Kayden McDonald's Player Profile

Mel Kiper - ESPN - January 21st: "McDonald crushed all those numbers over 14 starts this season. He's a force on the interior, with incredible strength and quickness for a player at his size. And McDonald is active and sniffs out the football to make plays."

Walt - Walter Football- January 20th: "Kayden McDonald is a disruptive defender who has plus athleticism at his big size."

Gordon McGinness - PFF - January 19th: "McDonald is much more effective as a run defender than as a pass rusher, and that run-stopping prowess makes him still worthy of a top-20 selection. He earned a 91.2 PFF run-defense grade and recorded a 13.2% PFF run-stop rate in 2025."

Josh Edwards - CBS Sports - January 19th: "Kayden McDonald has a high floor as a run defender, and teams will not feel comfortable taking him this early unless they are sold on his potential contributions as a pass rusher."

NFL Draft Buzz- January: "McDonald has that rare ability to completely erase an offense's interior running game - the kind of immovable force that makes offensive coordinators abandon their game plan by the second quarter. Watch him against Washington and you'll see a man playing like he's got roots growing into the turf, absorbing double teams while barely giving ground."

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